While not poisonous, their bite can still be painful to humans. Also known as thorn spiders or star spiders, spiny-backed orb weavers are fascinating to behold. The females of the species possess ...

Image by softkrafts.live.com via depositphotos.com The Southern House Spider, Kukulcania hibernalis, is not venomous to humans. If they do bite you, it might lead to localized swelling and some mild ...

No outdoor adventure in Australia is complete without a unique encounter with nature. But one Aussie man got more than he signed up for when he visited the beach this week. The outdoor enthusiast ...

Spiders are those unwanted guests who are sharing your space without paying rent. Spiders might not be everyone’s favorite ...

Spiders might make you shiver, but they’re also some of the most fascinating creatures out there. With their intricate webs ...

But the real question on everyone’s mind is whether or not these giant spiders are dangerous. While many spiders have venom, most aren’t harmful to humans. However ... These spiders are skilled ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.

A paper written by Chinese scientists, titled "Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan ...

(MENAFN- Khaama Press) A taxi driver has admitted he found what he thinks is the world's most venomous spider in his bunch of supermarket bananas. Joe Stein, 37, said: 'Opened the bag, everything ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about them. One long-standing mystery was related to how spiders detect smells. Now, our latest research has ...